Lead Software Engineer (AI/Medical Devices)

Location: Berlin, Germany; travel to company sites and business contacts may be required for up to 10% of working time.

Company

hirify.global develops precision components, subsystems, and medical technologies for healthcare, advanced manufacturing, robotics, and other mission-critical applications.

What you will do

• Lead software development for regulated medical devices and provide technical direction for complex implementation decisions.
• Guide engineers in requirements analysis, software architecture, design, coding, testing, and error correction.
• Lead the transition from classical software development to AI-supported development practices, tools, and workflows.
• Create and maintain software, device, technical, and regulatory documentation supporting compliance, traceability, and product lifecycle management.
• Conduct design and code reviews, develop internal standards, and ensure their application across the team.
• Mentor engineers, supervise external providers and students, organize training, and advise management on software and technology decisions.

Requirements

• Degree in computer science, electrical engineering, mechatronics, systems engineering, automation engineering, or an equivalent field.
• Approximately two years of experience leading software development for regulated medical devices and guiding engineers.
• Strong knowledge of system development, software architecture, software design, and embedded software development in C/C++.
• Experience with technical mentoring, software development tools, AI-supported engineering approaches, and Microsoft Office.
• English proficiency at CEFR B2 level is required.
• Strong leadership, communication, quality focus, structured working style, and ability to influence without direct disciplinary authority.

Nice to have

• Knowledge of electrical engineering and transmission protocols.
• Experience with hiring, employee performance input, specialist conferences, or external committees related to medical-device software development.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative work across development departments and global business functions.
• Opportunity to contribute to innovation, process improvement, standardization, and responsible AI adoption in medical-device development.
• Work within quality, occupational safety, environmental, FDA, ISO 13485, and IEC 62304 frameworks.
• Participation in strategic technical decisions and development of company-wide software standards.